17th over: South Africa 61-0 (Lee 33, Wolvaardt 22) Target 332 Sciver tries a full, floaty one that whacks Wolvaardt on the pad, prompting a lusty appeal; it’s well outside leg, so the umpire quickly dismisses it. Wolvaardt then tries a drive over mid off, but it needed more power than she imparted and Ecclestone ought really to have taken the catch, backpeddling. But she was slow to work out her bearings, and dropped it; quickly, she is punished, when Wolvaardt swipes a one-bounce four. The required rate is now well over 8.

16th over: South Africa 55-0 (Lee 32, Wolvaardt 17) Target 332 England’s bowlers have done a pretty good job of restricting width - both batters would love to chuck hands at anything wide, and when Elwiss tries a cutter, Lee does just that - Brunt does excellently to laif around the boundary and save two with a dive. Then, with the final ball, Lee is beaten but well outside the line when hit on the pad.

Elwiss of England looks dejected as Laura Wolvaardt and Lizelle Lee of South Africa run between wickets. Photograph: James Marsh/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock

15th over: South Africa 53-0 (Lee 30, Wolvaardt 17) Target 332 Wolvaardt brings up the fifty partnership with a single and Lee nabs one too, then an edge adds two more. It’s not enough, and I’m beginning to wonder what the South African gameplan is.

14th over: South Africa 49-0 (Lee 29, Wolvaardt 14) Target 332 Here we go. Lee stands and delivers, picking length, settling into a solid base, and lashing Elwiss down the ground for six. But still only seven from the over, so it was a rescue-job rather than a building job.

13th over: South Africa 42-0 (Lee 23, Wolvaardt 13) Target 332 Lee is not scared to go in the air, and a strong bottom hand allows her to whack Sciver over mid on for four; she takes two off the next ball too. These two both have starts now, and you’d expect that at least one of them will need to make something sub sub sub sub substantial if South Africa are going to get anywhere near winning this. Six from the over; the rate is now 7.84.

12th over: South Africa 36-0 (Lee 17, Wolvaardt 11) Target 332 Wolvaardt drives through the covers and they run two while Brunt cuts it off, then a drive back past the bowler is very well cut off by Shrubsole, on the bounce. Wolvaardt needs to find a few more shots, by the look of things - she can drive when it’s in the slot, but most balls aren’t.

11th over: South Africa 33-0 (Lee 17, Wolvaardt 11) Target 332 England were 61-0 at this stage, which tells you just how far behind the game South Africa are. Anyway, Sciver is into the attack and keeping it tight – a nurdled single from Lee is the only run from a hustled-through over.

10th over: South Africa 32-0 (Lee 15, Wolvaardt 11) Target 332Elwiss, in for Gunn, replaces Brunt to bowl the final over of the powerplay; I wonder if the batters might have a go at her. Wolvaardt turns her to leg first up, and Brunt hurls at the striker’s, disappointed when Taylor can’t collect and break the stumps, but it was never a chance. Still, another good over for England - South Africa need to get a wriggle on.

9th over: South Africa 30-0 (Lee 14, Wolvaardt 10) Target 332 Interesting! Wolvaardt sees Shrubsole coming, takes a short stride down, and lamps a straight one over square leg for a one-bounce four. Three singles follow, and the required rate is now 7.36.

8th over: South Africa 23-0 (Lee 13, Wolvaardt 4) Target 332 And there we go! Brunt drops slightly short and straight, so Lee pivots on her back foot and lifts four over the leg side infield. This is more like it: back of a length delivery from Brunt, again too straight, so again Lee helps it over the leg side for four.